Wonderful news!! Keep that anesthesiologist on speed dial for the future, although I’m hoping he won’t be needed again. You did a great job of asserting your right to be treated safely.

My Bredesen trained Function Medicine M.D. is Dr. Wesley Bradford, Torrance, California. www.dr-bradford.com He is excellent !!! Welcome, brubiohealth! It's great to hear of practitioners that our members have found to be knowledgeable and helpful. Since you joined the forum in April 2017, I'm gues...

Hi, Just want to say thank you for pointing the way to this information. I am new to the community and it is so nice to see this post as a way to get started learning how to participate and communicate with everyone. Thank you! Emily Welcome, Emily! As one of the folks who put the "tricks and ...

Some might say I have the beginning of skinny fat. I found a height/weight chart here. Using this chart, despite the fact that I have a small amount of belly fat, I am at the low end of acceptable weight for my height at 120 of 117 - 143 lb (5'6"). Meanwhile, I asked my GP to evaluate my small...

has anyone here in their 60s taken HRTs and seen improvement? Hi Lindajane, HRT is a hot topic (no pun intended) on the forum. Stavia, the physician/author of the Primer, has a section on it there. Here's a link in case you haven't seen it: Oestrogen/estrogen aka HRT (hormone replacement therapy) H...

Biogen press release: Thanks for posting this. The details are encouraging to this non-scientist; especially for those dealing with a diagnosis of MCI or early AD. Here's the summary, with key details highlighted (by me). Note that ApoE 4 participants had some ARIA (edema) which has been seen on ot...

I decided that I was not going to let my DNA rob me of happiness...I have only told my husband and I will tell my children when I learn everything I need to about ApoE4. I would like to make some other changes recommended on this website, but I am not ready to go all in. I have not told my family d...

Would de-alcoholized red wine contain tannic acid? Hi Plumster, I'm no wine expert, but here's the results of a quick Google search. While I found a site from 2014 that claimed that the tannins disappear with the alcohol, the consensus from the first two citations support that the tannins are still...

A first-of-its-kind study has found that 'skinny fat' -- the combination of low muscle mass and strength in the context of high fat mass -- may be an important predictor of cognitive performance in older adults. Hi Orangeblossom, Just thought I'd add to the "first-of-its-kind", the 8-year...

Thanks for finding and sharing this.